22
Today is my 22nd birthday, and I wanted to share some of the music that got me to where I am now. Trying to narrow this down to one song per year was near impossible, so I settled for two lists of 22 songs, plus one more for good measure. They serve as two sides of the same mixtape; songs that have become lifelong companions, for better or worse.
Thank you to my family, the architects of Side A, and to my friends, who crafted Side B.
Side A 1 hr 33 min
“Get Back” by The Beatles
“These Days” by Nico
“Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac
“Blackbird” by The Beatles
“Wichita Lineman” by Glen Campbell
“Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
“Where The Skies Are Blue” by The Lumineers
“Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight?” by REO Speedwagon
“The Soft Parade” by The Doors
“Swinging On A Star” by Bing Crosby
“Heroin” by The Velvet Underground, Nico
“Bella Donna” by Stevie Nicks
“Golden Slumbers” by The Beatles
“Hella Good” by No Doubt
“Jesus of Suburbia” by Green Day
“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman
“The Movie” by Jim Morrison
“Ripple” by The Grateful Dead
“Going to California” by Led Zeppelin
“Hit ‘Em Up” by 2Pac, Outlawz
“Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce
Bonus Track: “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” by Chet Atkins and Dolly Parton
Side B 1 hr 23 min
“7 - Acoustic” by Catfish and the Bottlemen
“Angeles” by Elliott Smith
“Sudden Death in Carolina” by Brand New
“Nice For What” by Drake
“A letter to my younger self” by Ambar Lucid
“Debra” by Beck
“IV. Sweatpants” by Childish Gambino
“Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra
“Every Time I Look For You” by blink-182
“El Scorcho” by Weezer
“Clay Pigeons” by Michael Cera
“At Seventeen” by Janis Ian
“Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)” by UGK, Outkast
“Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis
“Thirteen” by Big Star
“Lost” by Frank Ocean
“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel
“So Real” by Jeff Buckley
“The Spins” by Mac Miller
“Maggie May” by Rod Stewart
“Lights Up” by Harry Styles
“Fire Fly” by Childish Gambino
Bonus Track: “Tangerine” by Led Zeppelin